Pennsylvania, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002 · NWS CLE · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$16,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 2:30 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 2:30 PM EST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
330 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

PCPN ATTM MORE SCT...KPG AN EYE ON IT ATTM. WED FCST TOUGH WITH
FROPA DURING THE AFTN. MDLS KP PLENTY OF MSTR BHND IT...THUS WL KEEP
A HIGH THREAT INTO WED NGT. WITH HI PRES MOVG IN FOR THU...IT SHOULD
BE DRY. ATTM NO FLD WATCHES AS STORMS MOVG FAST ENOUGHT.

.CLE...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.

KIELTYKA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Crawford

When
June 4, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Crossingville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.833, -80.250

Dime size hail was observed five miles east of Crossingville.

Hail, Erie

When
June 4, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Union City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.900, -79.850

Dime size hail was observed.

Hail, Erie

When
June 4, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Corry
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.917, -79.633

Dime size hail was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
June 4, 10:45 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Cambridge Spgs
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
41.800, -80.067

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5305647, 5305644, 5305645, 5305646.